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| Yves Goris | Jan 4 2014, 08:57 PM Post #1 |
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hi a new book will appear really soon http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0825436...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1My Webpage don't ask me whether good or bad though, i don't know yet. it still needs to come out. :-) |
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| Dan Howard | Jan 4 2014, 09:26 PM Post #2 |
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"Warfare in the Old Testament helps bridge the gap between the modern reader and the world of the Old Testament by using textual and physical evidence to describe ancient military practices. Seevers paints realistic picture of how Israel and the surrounding nations did battle, adding depth and impact to the relevant biblical accounts. Full of illustrations, this full-colour volume explores the archaeological evidence and early writings that shed light on biblical warfare between Israel and its neighbours: Egypt, Philistia, Assyria, Babylon, and Persia. Of special interest are his treatments of the role that religion played in these ancient warfare practices." Looks interesting but the last sentence has me worried. There are two ways to approach this subject. The first is to look at the archaeological evidence to get an idea of what was happening at the time and use texts like the bible to help provide context. The other is to use the bible to get an idea of what was happening and then cherry-pick the archaeological evidence that fits that picture. The latter leads to discussions like this: http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/vie...p?f=14&t=104348 |
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| Sean Manning | Jan 6 2014, 08:21 AM Post #3 |
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Although with a series of graduate degrees, I would hope that he doesn't take the KJV as the most authoritative text like the person in the other thread did! The author's website is here and I can't tell whether he uses the OT as his framework or treats it as just another collection of sources. It will definitely be worthwhile to see some reviews when it comes out. |
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